A Study of Morbidity And Nutritional Profile Among Under Five Children in An Urban Slum, Kolkata

Mondal, Kakali; Baidya, Sandip; Dasgupta, Urmila

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“…14 Mondal K in Kolkata found half (51.60%) of the participants from 13-36 months age group. 15 In our study, male predominance (57.2% male vs. 42.8% female) was found which is similar to what was found in Kolkata (54.1% male), 15 but unlike findings made from Nagpur where almost equal representation (51% male vs. 49% female). 13 Srivastava DK found both parents were literate in 68.6% cases, 11 while in the current study 92.4% mothers were literate.…”

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“…This is similar to the observation (28.2% & 23.8% under-nutrition respectively) made by Patnaik L et al in Odisha, 16 and Kolkata. 15 A higher prevalence of undernutrition (52.23%) was seen among under-five children in Nagpur. 13 In our study, majority of children (83.6%) had complete immunisation, consistent with findings in Kolkata where 84.4% children were completely immunised.…”

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Morbidity Profile of Under-Five Children in a Peri-Urban Area of Tripura- A Community-Based Study

Karmakar¹,

Datta²,

Nag³

et al. 2017

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BACKGROUNDChildren are the future human resources but represent a vulnerable group. Poor health during this age is likely to permanently impair them over the course of their lives and various factors are responsible for causing high morbidity in under-five children. Objectives-To study morbidity profile of under-five children and to find out association between childhood morbidity and sociodemographic factors, if any. MATERIALS AND METHODSA community-based cross-sectional study was done among 250 under-five children from July 2015 to June 2016 in the periurban areas of Dukli, West Tripura. Study participants were selected by simple random sampling and data was collected by interviewing mothers with pretested questionnaire and examining under-five children. Data was analysed using SPSS v19.0 and a p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTSSome form of morbidity was found in 196 children giving a prevalence rate of 78.4%. The most common illness was acute respiratory infection (85.7%) followed by anaemia (43.9%). Morbidity was found to be significantly associated with occupation of mother and immunisation status of child (p< 0.05). CONCLUSIONThe study revealed a high childhood morbidity, which was more in communicable disease burden compared to noncommunicable diseases morbidity among under-five children in peri-urban area. As mothers are the first care-givers, they should be made aware of the preventive measures and the need for seeking timely treatment.

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Morbidity Profile of Under-Five Children in a Peri-Urban Area of Tripura- A Community-Based Study

Karmakar¹,

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Nag³

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“…9 Later Nandy et al modify the model by adding another subgroup Y. 10 Under-nutrition is substantially higher in rural areas than in urban areas, hence the present study was undertaken in rural area with the aim to find out the nutritional status of under-five children using the CIAF and WHO Z-score system to elicit the associated factors affecting their nutritional status.…”

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“…1 Malnutrition among under-five children is an important public health problem in developing countries, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. 2 Scarcity of suitable food, lack of purchasing power of the family, poor personal hygiene, inadequate knowledge regarding what the baby should eat, causes insufficient balance diet, resulting in malnutrition. 3 Globally 5.6 million under-five children died in 2016, nearly 15000 every day, the underlying contributing factor is malnutrition which make children more vulnerable to severe diseases.…”

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Assessment of under nutrition with composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among under-five children in a rural area of West Bengal, India

Roy

Dasgupta

Roychoudhury

et al. 2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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INTRODUCTIONUnder-five children constitute the most vulnerable segment of any community. Their nutritional status is a sensitive indicator of community health and nutrition. Any major deviation in the nutrient intake, either in quality or in quantity from its requirement can affect growth in many ways. 1 Malnutrition among under-five children is an important public health problem in developing countries, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. 2 Scarcity of suitable food, lack of purchasing power of the family, poor personal hygiene, inadequate knowledge regarding what the baby should ABSTRACT Background: Malnutrition among under-five children is an important public health problem in developing countries, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India, hence the present study was conducted to find out the nutritional status of under-five children and to elicit the factors associated with it. Methods: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 142 under-five children during May to June 2017 in the areas under the jurisdiction of Nasibpur Primary Health Centre, Singur, West Bengal, India. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, feeding habits and other biological factors were obtained from structured questionnaire, followed by anthropometric measurement. Assessment of nutritional status of the children was done with the help of Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were performed to analyse the data by using SPSS version 16.0. Results: The mean (standard deviation) age of the sample was 28.4 (±15.2) months. About 36.1% children were found to have anthropometric failure using CIAF (wasting only 2.1%, wasting and underweight 14.5%, wasting, stunting and underweight 5.5%, stunting and underweight 6.3%, stunting only 4.9%, underweight only 2.8%). Education of mother [AOR = 3.6 (1.2-10.8)], birth order [AOR = 3.7 (1.4-9.9)], and exclusive breast feeding practice [AOR = 7.3 (2.9-18.1)] remained the significant correlates when adjusted with other variables in the multivariable analysis. Conclusions:The high prevalence of malnutrition in the community requires multipronged approach regarding nutritional education, intensive information education and communication (IEC) activities for exclusive breast feeding through antenatal clinics and adoption of family planning methods.

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“…The 2-week period prevalence of childhood morbidities was 7.00 per hundred under-five children. The report of this re-census was lower than the reports of different community-based surveys like in Dabat, Ethiopia (33.70%) [8]; in Kenya (30.00%) [9]; in Wardha, India (59.90%) [10]; in Maharastra, India (34.70%) [11]; in Kolkata, India (52.45%) [12]; and in Tamil Nadu, India (71.00%) [13]. The lower prevalence of childhood morbidities in this study compared with the above findings might be due to seasonal variation.…”

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Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities in Ethiopia: evidence from Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Gizaw

Biks

Yitayal

et al. 2019

Environ Health Prev Med

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Background Failure to provide adequate sanitation services to all people is perhaps the greatest development failure. Globally, billions of people have no access to improved sanitation facilities. Though the link between sanitation and childhood morbidities is established globally, the evidence is limited in rural parts of Ethiopia. This survey was, therefore, designed to determine the prevalence of common childhood morbidities and to identify sanitation predictors in rural parts of northwest Ethiopia. Methods A re-census reconciliation, which is a cross-sectional design, was employed from October to December 2014. All households found in the research and demographic sites were included as study subjects. A questionnaire and an observational checklist were used to collect data. Households’ sanitation performances, house type, illumination, household energy sources, water supply, and waste management were assessed. The occurrence of childhood morbidities was determined from the occurrence of one or more water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) preventable diseases. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was done to identify the association of sanitation factors with childhood morbidities on the basis of adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and p value < 0.05. Results About 575 (7.00%) of under-five children had hygiene- and sanitation-related diseases. Gastrointestinal and respiratory health problems accounted for 287 (49.91%) and 288 (50.09%), respectively. Childhood morbidities among under-five children were associated with poor housing condition [AOR = 1.27, 95% CI = (1.04, 1.54)], dirty cooking energy sources [AOR = 1.52, 95% CI = (1.22, 1.89)], volume of water below 20 l/p/d [AOR = 1.95, 95% CI = (1.19, 3.18)], and narrow-mouthed water storage containers [AOR = 0.73, 95% CI = (0.56, 0.96)]. Conclusion A significant proportion of under-five children had childhood morbidities in the study area. Housing condition, cooking energy sources, volume of water collected, and type of water storage containers were factors associated with the occurrence of childhood morbidities. Enabling the community to have the access to a safe and continuous supply of water and proper disposal of wastes, including excreta, is necessary with particular emphasis to the rural communities and semi-urban areas to reduce the occurrence of childhood morbidities.

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A Study of Morbidity And Nutritional Profile Among Under Five Children in An Urban Slum, Kolkata

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Morbidity Profile of Under-Five Children in a Peri-Urban Area of Tripura- A Community-Based Study

Morbidity Profile of Under-Five Children in a Peri-Urban Area of Tripura- A Community-Based Study

Assessment of under nutrition with composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among under-five children in a rural area of West Bengal, India

Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities in Ethiopia: evidence from Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System

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